Editing SOAS University of London (section)

====SOAS School of Law====
{{Main|SOAS School of Law}}
One of the largest individual departments, the '''SOAS School of Law''' is one of Britain's leading law schools and the sole law school in the world focusing on the study of Asian, African and Middle Eastern legal systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/law-legal-studies?tab=indicators&search=soas&sort_by=rank&order_by=asc|title=QS World University Rankings for Law and Legal Studies 2024|date= 10 April 2024|access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> The School of Law has more than 400 students. It offers programmes at the [[LL.B.]], [[LL.M.]] and [[MPhil]]/[[PhD]] levels. [[International students]] have been a majority at all levels for many years.

The SOAS School of Law has an unrivaled concentration of expertise in the laws of Asian and African countries, [[human rights]], transnational [[commercial law]], [[environmental law]], and [[comparative law]]. The SOAS School of Law was ranked 15th out of all 98 British law schools by ''[[The Guardian]]'' League Table in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-guide-2016-league-table-for-law|title=University guide 2016: league table for law|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=25 May 2015 |access-date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220203529/https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-guide-2016-league-table-for-law|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although many modules at SOAS embody a substantial element of English [[common law]], all modules are taught (as much as possible) in a comparative or international manner with an emphasis on the way in which law functions in society. Thus, law studies at SOAS are broad and comparative in their orientation. All students study a significant amount of non-English law, starting in the first year of the LL.B. course, where "Legal Systems of Asia and Africa" is compulsory. Specialised modules in the laws and legal systems of particular countries and regions are also encouraged, and faculty experts conduct modules in these subjects every year.